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Hope you had what is commonly known as “fun” with these questions. Stay warm. Stay safe. Stay in touch. See you next week. ANSWERS

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1. All four of these fine fellows were AL Rookies of the Year. Jose in 2014, Ozzie in 1985, Tommie in 1966 and Luis in 1956.

2. Three of these guys played for the Cubs; Dave Roberts did not. But, like Roberts, they all were born in Japan.

3. Eureka! Ben Zobrist attended Eureka High School. Ronald Reagan attended Eureka College. Eureka is the largest coastal city between San Francisco and Portland, Oregon. The Aha! moment, or eureka moment, refers to the common human experience of suddenly understand­ing a previously incomprehe­nsible problem or concept.

4. Listen to Mr. Mister as I tell you that Ernie Banks was “Mr. Cub.” In his neighborho­od, Fred was Mister Rogers. Sebastian Cabot played Mr. French in the sitcom “Family Affair,” led by Brian Keith. And finally, “Everyone would love to have Mr. Coffee. It’s America’s No. 1 coffee maker,” Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio said in an ad for the product.

5. Red Ruffing, Vida Blue, Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown and Whitey Ford. Orange you glad I asked a question about colors?

6. These guys are all city guys: Dallas Keuchel, Orlando Cepeda, Claudell Washington and Madison Bumgarner.

7. Order in the court! All rise for Aaron Judge, Judge Judy, former MLB commission­er Judge Landis and ubiquitous talent judge Simon Cowell.

8. More in common? These were all surnames of players of major-league brothers: Hank and Tommie Aaron, Dizzy and Paul (Daffy) Dean, Gaylord and Jim Perry, and Larry and Norm Sherry.

9. You know, in theory, this is a stats column about Chicago baseball, so don’t complain to me if I asked you to name all the Chicago players who hit a grand slam last season.

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